Category Archives: Casting

And another original cast member is leaving the “Real Housewives” franchise.

Nene Leakes revealed via Instagram, she is leaving the “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”

The fan favorite will not return for the series’ season 8.

The reality star wrote:

This is so hard for me to type! I cry as I do so! I am so Grateful for all the love and laughs! Thank you so much to everyone that has watched and supported me over the years on this amazing platform! With lots of thoughts and prayer I’ve decided to step out on faith and not fear😥 #nomoRHOA4me

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If you have not watched the April 23 episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” ‘How to Save a Life’ stop reading.

Rest in Peace Derek Shepard.

I could not bring myself to write this article about the recent death on “Grey’s Anatomy,” which killed off a main character Derek Shepard, McDreamy himself.

“It’s been a remarkable ride,” the Patrick Dempsey told TVLine. “The worldwide impact has been extraordinary. It is incredible how devoted and passionate the fans are and I will forever be grateful and humbled by the experience.”

Series creator Shonda Rhimes also released a statement:

Derek Shepherd is and will always be an incredibly important character — for Meredith, for me and for the fans. I absolutely never imagined saying goodbye to our ‘McDreamy.’ Patrick Dempsey’s performance shaped Derek in a way that I know we both hope became a meaningful example — happy, sad, romantic, painful and always true — of what young women should demand from modern love. His loss will be felt by all. Now, Meredith and the entire ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ family are about to enter uncharted territory as we head into this new chapter of her life. The possibilities for what may come are endless. As Ellis Grey would say: the carousel never stops turning.

Kathy Bates previously appeared on two anthology of “AHS: Coven” and “Freak Show.” The actress joins previously announced cast Lady Gaga, Chloe Sevigny, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson and Wes Bentley, however details about all of their characters are being kept under wraps.

Nina Dobrev announced on Instagram she is leaving “The Vampire Diaries.”

The actress who protrays Elena on The CW series revealed Monday, she is leaving the show after six seasons.

“I’ve just spent the most beautiful weekend on Lake Lanier in Georgia with my own ‘TVD’ Family, the cast and crew of The Vampire Diaries. I want to be the first to tell you that it wasn’t just a holiday celebration, it was a goodbye party. I always knew I wanted Elena’s story to be a six season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime. I was a human, a vampire, a doppelganger, a crazy immortal, a doppelganger pretending to be human, a human pretending to be a doppelganger. I got kidnapped, killed, resurrected, tortured, cursed, body-snatched, was dead and undead, and there’s still so much more to come before the season finale in May. Elena fell in love not once, but twice, with two epic soulmates, and I myself made some of the best friends I’ll ever know and built an extended family I will love forever.”

“Saying goodbye to Nina is both bittersweet and beautiful,” Showunner Julie Plec said in a statement. “After six-plus years together, the entire cast and crew of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ has reached a level of closeness that I don’t think any of us ever expected. Nina is excited to spread her wings, get some rest, travel the world and also take it by storm, and we support her a thousand-fold. We will miss Nina and the four hundred characters she played, but we look forward to the insane and exciting challenge of continuing to tell stories of our Salvatore Brothers and our much-loved and gifted ensemble.

“We’ve had a great run here. I have absolutely loved doing these four characters that I’ve had the opportunity to play, and in all madness, I love the writers and Ryan and the insanity of shooting it,” Lange added.

‘American Horror Story: Hotel,” will begin production in the late summer and premiere later this fall.

Jada Pinkett Smith will not be returning for a second season on hit series “Gotham.”

The actress who plays Fish Mooney on the comic-based series revealed she is leaving the series after the first season.

“We’re done, I did my year and I had a good time,” Pinkett told Live With Kelly and Michael, the show is gonna [have] an awesome finale.”

The producers released the following statement: “Fish Mooney’s storyline takes a lot of interesting twists and turns into the finale of season one of ‘Gotham.”

“I’ve always been a comic book fan so it was definitely a dream to be able to participate in an origin story of Batman with an original character,” Pinkett Smith shared. “Who would of thought in a million years that I would have the opportunity to do that?”